Cross-tie and rail-fastener.



A. BIROGHIK.

(moss TIE AND RAIL FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 10. 1909.

Patented Nov. 1909.

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CROSS TIE 'AND RAIL' PASTENER. APPLICATION FILED JULY 10. 1909.

Patent ed Nov. 23. 1909.

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ALBERT BIRDCHIK, OF GLENWEITE, EENNSYLVA'NIA. I

GROSS-TIE All?) RAIii-FASTENER.

Specification ofLetters Patent.

' Application file-r1 m 10, 1909. Serial No. 506,962.

Patented Nov. 23, 1909.

To all whom it may. concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT Bmocmn, a

subject of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, residing at Glenwhite, in the county of Blair and State of Pennsylvania, have in vented certain new and vuseful Improvements in Cross-Ties and Rail-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification, referones being had to the accompanying draw- This invention relates to improvements in metallic cross ties and track rail fasteners.-

The'object 5f the invent-ion is to provide an improved construction, whereby track rails may be securely fastened at switches ind curves as well sis-upon straight tracks,

so that there will be no danger of the rails With the above andother objects in view, theinvention consists of the'novel features of construction and'the combination and arran ment' of parts hereinafter fully descri d and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of portions of a main line track and a siding showing my im proved crom ties and rail fasteners; Fig. 2

lane indicated i the line 22 in Fig. 1; 4 are detail crosssections taken on the planes indicated by the lines 3-3 and 4-4. in Fig. 1; Figsifiand 6 are perspective viewsof the cross tie shbwn in Fig. 2; Fig. 7 is a vertical section taken-on the plane indicated bythe line 7-7 in' Fig. 1; Fig. 8 is a side elevation rails being in section; Fig. 9 is a cross section taken on the plane indicated by the line 9-9 in Fig. 1;'F1g. 10 is a bottom penspec tive oi one cover plate; Fig. 11 represents v a detail perspectiveview or the two rail sec;

and extending diagona y across the sidin and 4' denotes a movable; switch point 2111 section forming a part of the sidingand if? ranged diagonall across the main line. rails are mounted upon and fastened tomy improved cross ties. as

shown in Fig. 1.

5 denotes one of my improved cross igs; 3 and the usual form for uniting and fastening two straight track sections, said tie compris; ing a rectangular body of metal having its fiat bottom formed with transverse ribs 6 Formed in the top of the tie 5-adja cent its ends are transverse enlargements 7 having undercut portions or recesses 8 to.receive the outer base flan es of the track rails, which latter rest upon iiat portions 9 of the tie. Formed in the top of the tie body is a longitudinally extending centrally arranged recess 10, the ends of which extend under the portions 9 of the tie to rovide undercut recesses'll. Eo'rmed in t e upper portions of the sides of the tie body are longitudinally extending recesses 12, the ends of each 'terminating in seats 13 and the intermediate portions of which have projecting from their to dprevent it from" shifting-upon the road be vertical walls horizontally, disposed longi- 16,16 denote two similar rail clamping members having body portions 17 to enter the ends of the recess 10 and also having at their outer ends undercut transversely extending enlargements 18 to receive the inner base flan es ofthe trackrails. The outer ends of tie body ortions 17 have tongues 19 to enter the un ercut recesses 11 and de-. pending from the sides of said members 16 are flanges 20 which enter the recesses 12 in the tie and which have at their outer ends tongues 21 to enter the seats 13. These parts form an interlocking connection between the members 16 and the tie and it will be seen that'said members 16 are applied 1 by lowering the. flanges 20 into the recesses T12 and then moving said members 16 outwardly to cause the tongues 21 to enter the seats 13 and the ton es 19 to enter the receases or seats 11. he opposing inner ends of the members 16 have their upper portions recessed and shouldered, as shown at 22 and the ends of said body portions 17 are ex tended and. formed =w1th reduced screw threaded stems 23. The stems 23 on the oppcsin' members 16 are oppositely screw three" ed andpheyare adapted to receive a. turn buckle 9r ad'usting sleeve 24, which la'tter when rotat will more the members 16 longitudinally toward or from .each other. 7 The members 16 have the recessed portions 22 provided for the reception of two cover members or plates-25 whichtar'ie ada tedto extend over the centrai-portibn of t e recess so as to hover the turn buckle 24:

tie body.

adapted to enter the notches and to be then shifted under .the flanges 14 so that said cover plates will be retained upon the Owing to this construction, it will be seen that the cover plates have bayonet slot and pin connections with the tie body and may be readily applied to or removed from the same.

All of the othercross ties shown in Fig. l of the drawings are similarly constructed and they have somem'eans for fastening the diiferent track rail sections, such fastening means, however,- being adapted. to receive the ordinary or the peculiarly shaped rails which rest upon them. For example, the cross tie 28 which extends across both the mainline and siding has, as clearly shown in Fig. 7, two clampin members 16, 16". These members are similar tothe members 16 above described, only the member 16 has its track rail receiving portion 18" angularl arranged and the member 16* is made muc longer andthas formed upon its top an mtegral rail point 29 and an integral enlargement 30 having a socket 31. The rail point 29 has its large end formed with a socket 32 to receive a tongue or projection 33 formed on a t -shaped .il section 3%, the ends ofwhich latter are sifiitabl secured to-two of the track rails l, 2. T e socket 32 in the enlargement 31 is adapted to receive tongue 35 formed on a laterally ofiset end 36" of the rail section 4. Thefethercross ties shown in Fig.1 which receive curved or any gularly disposed track \railshave their'raii clampingvmembers rovided with recemes or seats to receive said eculiarly shaped track rails, as will be readi y'understood on reference to the drawing and from the above description.

In F g. 12 of the drawings the cross tie is ver similar to the cross tie above describec butit has on once)? its tail clamping members a groove 37 to receive the stati'onary rail section 3. On the top of its other member is a flat surface 38 on which the switch oint rail 4 is adapted to slide An integra enlargement 39 15 formed on the cross tie shown in Fig. 12 to limit the out: ward sliding movement of the slv'ititch rail.

In all other respects the construction ando oration-of this device is the same as that ot the ones above described.

From the foregoing it will be seen that my invention provides an exceedingly eifectwe means for supporting and fastening track railsand that it may be adapted for use npon' tracirs or kinds and shapes.-

senses Its peculiar construction causes the track rails to be securely fastened so that they cannot spread or creep and, should they become loosened and should the fastening become loose, from wear or other causes, it may be quickly and easily tightened.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is: i 1. In a device of the character described, the combination of a tie body having undercut enlargements to receive the outer base flanges of the track rails, the intermediate portion of the top of the body'having a longitudinal recess terminatin in undercut portions or seats, the sides 0? said body being also formed with longitudinal recesses terminating in seats, the last mentioned recesses having notched outwardly extending flanges in 'their upper portions intermediate their ends, rail clamping members having undercut outer ends to receive theinner base flanges of the track rails, said members having body portions to enter the recess in vthe top of the body, said body portions having their outerends, terminatingin tongues to enter the seats at the ends of said recess in the top of the body, the'inner ends of said body portions of the members being reduced and temninating in screw threaded stems, the stems of the two members being oppositelyr threaded, said clamping members he also formed with depending side flan es to'enter the recesses in the sides of the be y,

said depending flanges having their outer ends formed with progecting tongues to enter theseats at the ends of the side recesses in "the-tie body, a turn buckle upon the screw threaded stems, and-a cover plate arranged-Q over the intermediate portion of the tie body and the recessed inner ends or said clam ing members, said cover plate having depen ing side flanges to enter the side recesses 1n the tie body and also having inwardl projectinglu to enter the notches of t e flanges in sai side recesses of'the tie body, substantially as described.

23111 a device of the character described,'

the combination of atie body having at its ends under cut enlargements to engage the outer sides of track rails and receive the outer base flanges thereof, the intermediate tudinal recesses terminating in seats, the last mentioned recesses having notched outwardlye 'x'tendingfiangsin their upper poo tions mtermediatetheirends, rail clamping niembers'having under ci'it outer ends to engage the inner sides of. track-rails and receive the inner base-flan members having body nort ons te enter the recesses in the top or" the tie body, said body portions of the members their enter thereof, said seats at the ends of said recesses in the top tudinal recesses terminating in seats, 'rail of the tie body, said clamping members beclamping members having under cut outer ing also formed with depending side-flanges ends to receive the inner base flanges of the 30 to enter the recesses in thesides of the tie track rails, said members having body porbody, said depending flanges having their tions to enter the recess in the top of the tie outer ends termed \vi'th projecting tongues body, said body portions of the members to enter the seats at the ends of the side rehaving their outer ends terminating in cesses in the tie body, an adjusting means tongues to enter the seats at the ends of said 35 arranged between the inner ends of the rail recess in thetop of the tie body, said clam clamping members and in said tie body, and ing members being also formed with depen a cover plate arranged over the intermediate ing side flanges to-enter the recesses in the portion of the tie body and formed with desides of the tie body, said depending flanges pending side flanges to enter the side recesses having their outer ends formed with pro- 4o ends terminating in tongues to enter the! said body being also formed with longiin the tie body, said flanges of the cover jecting tongues to enter the seats at the ends plate having inwardly projecting lugs to of the side recesses in the tie body, and adenter the notches of the flanges in said side j usting means arranged in the tie body he recesses of the tie body. tween the inner ends of said clamping 3. In a device of the character described, members. 45 the combination of a tie body having atits In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my ends under cut enlargements to engage the signature in the presence of two Witnesses. outer sides of track rails and receive the outer base flanges thereof, the intermediate v ALBERT portion of the top of the tie body having a Witnesses: longitudinally extending recess terminating C; M. FORREST, in under out portions or seats, the sides of L. O. LITTLE. 

